Author: Peter Moss
Title: Asian Furniture : A Directory and Sourcebook
Description: Thames & Hudson, 2007 Hardcover, 307 pages, ENG, 320 x 290 mm, dustjacket, in Very Good Condition, illustrated in colour. ISBN 9780500513781. ¶ Western-style furniture was a relatively late arrival in Asia, where climates and lifestyles were markedly different from those in Europe. But colonial incursions and circumstances of history conspired to bring about profound changes, and furniture design in Asia blossomed into a major decorative art. Each of the eight countries covered here ÔÇô China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Tibet and the Philippines ÔÇô developed its own particular designs, creating pieces furniture as works of art. Today these diverse pieces are treasured by collectors worldwide, from Manhattan lofts to Parisian apartments, as well as in the countries they originated.
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Title: Asian Furniture : A Directory and Sourcebook
Description: Thames & Hudson, 2007 Hardcover, 307 pages, ENG, 320 x 290 mm, dustjacket, in Very Good Condition, illustrated in colour. ISBN 9780500513781. ¶ Western-style furniture was a relatively late arrival in Asia, where climates and lifestyles were markedly different from those in Europe. But colonial incursions and circumstances of history conspired to bring about profound changes, and furniture design in Asia blossomed into a major decorative art. Each of the eight countries covered here ÔÇô China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Tibet and the Philippines ÔÇô developed its own particular designs, creating pieces furniture as works of art. Today these diverse pieces are treasured by collectors worldwide, from Manhattan lofts to Parisian apartments, as well as in the countries they originated.
Keywords: & Architecture schilderen Fotografie Histoire et patrimoine Nouveautés arts plastiques culture histoire livre siècle Artiste peintre photo fotografie architectuur lifestyle War
Price: EUR 45.00 = appr. US$ 48.91 Seller: Erik Tonen Books
- Book number: 61149
- Book number: 61149
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